ELEPHANT WHISPERS PERFECT BONDING

The documentary film, Elephant Whispers by Kartiki Gonsalves has won The Academy Award along with awards. The news is now history but I took my time to watch it now and relished every minute of what I saw. So much so, that I sat back and watched it again.

- Piu Sur

The movie leaves you with the kind of peace and beauty of the Madumalai forest that you feel you are almost there with the elephants and their human parents. It is a very touching tale of bonding, love, and care. There is so much that the environment provides that we don’t stop to think about it. The silent communication between the forest and all its inhabitants are a reminder that we can coexist at all times in a peaceful way. We all need love and the space to share our love.

For those who have not watched the film yet, here is how it goes. To begin with, Elephant Whispers is the first Indian film to win an Academy Award in that category of the Oscars. Raghu is a baby elephant who is rescued by the forest officials as the mother was electrocuted. Raghu was given to a couple Bomman and Bellie, who were local tribal people of the forest. This couple was the special choice of the officials as they knew how to bring up baby elephants. They could connect with these babies and parent them to adulthood. Later, they also adopted another elephant, Ammu. The beautiful Madhumalai National Park became the centre of the story as the two elephants are lovingly parented.